Sound Effect

This show originally aired on April 1, 2017. This week on Sound Effect , we share stories from people under the influence of mentors, substances, music, and society. At The Throne Four-year-old Donovan Lewis has been playing drums for his whole, short life. That's thanks to his dad, grandfather, and great grandfather — all successful drummers in their own right. The Lewis family looks back on how each generation has influenced the next to get behind a drum set. The Teacher Becomes The Student

This week, stories of food and the people who love to make it. One More Round In Ethiopian culture, drinking coffee is an extremely social affair. It's all about relaxing with friends and family. Seattle native Solomon Dubie wants to bring that to his Rainier Valley coffee shop, Cafe Avole . He gives us a taste of what it's like to drink from the traditional Ethiopian coffee pot, the jebena . Dinner In The Dark There’s a saying among chefs that “you eat first with your eyes.” KNKX’s Ed Ronco and

This show originally aired on March 4, 2017. This week on Sound Effect , stories of what happens when things get messy, for better and for worse. Fun With Slime In the 1990s and early 2000s, kids television channel Nickelodeon became popular for dumping bright green slime on everyone and anyone. Lizzie Neilson had the opportunity to get slimed as a kid and lived to tell the tale. The Writing On The Wall Everett mom Cheryl Pyles has always hoped she could communicate with her non-verbal and

This week we share some of our favorite stories from out of town. The Hoh Rain Forest We take a trip to the Hoh Rain Forest and, while two young boys frolic in mud, we learn about the riches of the rainiest part of the lower 48. Connecting Transgender Men Telling the world its perception of you is wrong — and to say the way you see yourself is right — that can be a tough and lonely thing to do. A Spokane-based man noticed how hard this was for fellow transgender men, so he decided to help them

This segment originally aired on February 18, 2017. This week on Sound Effect , we bring you stories of TMI, as in too much information. The Jeopardy Champ Seattle resident Ken Jennings won 74 times in a row on the popular trivia show "Jeopardy!" and is the the second highest earner in game show history with a total of more than $3.1 million. He explains how he keeps all that information in his brain. The Home of The Cloud Quincy, Washington is home to seven major data centers for big tech

This week on Sound Effect, we share stories about our parents, and about being parents. Trick Riders The McMillan family in Soap Lake, Wash. has taken in seven foster children. Most of the kids are now accomplished horseback riders, often performing tricks at rodeos. Lynette McMillan explains why she felt drawn to adopt these kids and how the rodeo lifestyle helps them adjust to a new life. My Mom Back Then What if you could meet your mom or dad at the same age you are now. What would it be like

This week on Sound Effect , we bring you stories of things that keep us up at night. We'll hear stories of fear and anxiety and meet people who work unusual graveyard shifts. Radio Nightmares Sound Effect gets a lot of inspiration from the hit radio show This American Life . So we thought we'd ask host Ira Glass what keeps him up at night . Turns out, his childhood fears were pretty dark. The Cameraman Seattle photographer Tim Durkan is a verified night owl and he spends his sleepless nights

Greatest hits compilations usually come out at the end of the year, but we thought, why wait? This week, Sound Effect shares some of our favorite stories from the first half of 2017. A Shop For Violins, Cellos and Basses At Hammond Ashley Violins you can buy a string instrument, learn how to play it, and even get it fixed should something go wrong. KNKX’s Ed Ronco has this story about an Issaquah shop located in the “Suite 100” of a building. It comes from our show that celebrated Sound Effect

This week on Sound Effect , we head out to the islands. The Good Ship Issaquah Marsha Morse was one of the first women captains in Washington’s ferry system. She’s been navigating the waterways since 1975. And while she captains the ferry Issaquah , she considers her office the entire Puget Sound. The One Lonely Island All of the available islands in the San Juan’s were snatched up by homesteaders by 1919. All but one. A lonely, rocky, 15-acre dot close to San Juan Island. This rocky mound

This week on Sound Effect , we tell stories from amongst the trees. Theater In The Woods The Kitsap Forest Theater is one of the oldest outdoor theaters in the country. Tucked in the woods outside of Bremerton, performances have been held here every single year for 93 years, except for a couple of years during World War II.